xStaceyxFinally got my little oxygen thing (not good with technical names) $115 here in New Zealand.I used it for exercise today, found I stayed within 95-99 except once when doing an ab exercise that causes pressure on the chest.

Day 11 in a row at the gym, weight is not shifting anywhere fast enough for what I'm doing or my liking but got to keep persevering.

RubiaThe pictures below where taken last week with RT, RN's MD's that are involved in the care of those patients with COPD diagnoses. The reason of wearing orange was to make aware our patients and visitors of what "COPD" means and to let them know where to look for consults & treatments.

edpe77I do these every day in the shower. Plus, 10 wall push-ups; and a breath-in, exhale thru pursed lips while bringing my shoulders forward to squeeze the last bit of air out of my lungs.ed1 week ago

Carolineedpe77, I bet that the warm water helps the exercise to work. Thank you for explaining how to zoom in. I also find that lat pull downs also help. If you do not have a machine, you can use a towel and use the towel like the pull down bar.1 week ago

xStaceyxThank you I appreciate that and am glad to have a place where people understand what you're going through. I find some days I'll have a bit of mucus I need to clear and other days where I feel like my chest is closing up. I take my inhalor and do diaphragm breathing and eventually it eases. 1 week ago

xStaceyxI started trying to lose weight just before I got diagnosed as I found I was getting breathless in my sport like I did when I smoked. After being diagnosed I upped all parts of staying healthy & am now 7.5 kilos down, many more I plan to lose :) Next week is my first match since being diagnosed and a true test on whether I can continue what I love to do. Professional wrestling is really the most intense form of cardio I've ever done. I'm training hard to be able to keep doing it. I also coach it & have around 25 trainees. It is my long term career plan, I've always been a fighter, now more than ever I'm going to dig into that fight.

ithacalungsHealthy Lungs of Tompkins County New York is committed to building awareness that COPD can be managed through healthy lifestyle choices. Partnering with Cayuga Medical Center, the Health Department, providers, and the community at large, we choose to "Go Orange" to encourage people to get screened for COPD.

Ronda Rosenquist#GoOrange This is our Pulmonary Rehab Program at Clay County Medical Center, in Clay Center, KS. We celebrated with warm apple cider, cookies and popcorn! May we someday find a cure for COPD....

Sandy KramerLast issue of "Princeton Alumni Weekly", we mentioned several sons of ’67 who were working through important health issues successfully. Add to their number Sandy Kramer, who “this spring was diagnosed with Stage 1 prostate cancer. I opted for external beam radiation therapy. I had 44 sessions over a nine-week period. The treatments, per se, were uneventful. The side effects were an entirely different matter. During the sessions, 1960s recorded music was piped in. I was told that my prognosis is excellent, but my first post-treatment PSA is not scheduled until November. To celebrate the end of my therapy, I donned the orange and black, and sang The Four Freshmen’s ‘Graduation Day’ to the technicians.”(Dr.) Sandy KramerPrincetonUniversity@Cox.net8908 East Altadena AveScottsdale, AZ 85260